California State University, Fresno

Public university in Fresno

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2025 Matt Entz becomes the current head coach, starting in 2025 with a record of 0 wins and 0 losses at the time of this record.
2024 Fresno State Bulldogs completed their 2024 season with a 6-6 record under interim head coach Tim Skipper.
2024 Fresno State Bulldogs played their opening game against the defending national champion Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium, losing 30–10.
2024 Fresno State wins National Club Judo Championship (NCJA) in Women's Judo
December 4 2024 Fresno State announced the hiring of Matt Entz, former North Dakota State Bison football coach, as their new head football coach.
July 15 2024 Jeff Tedford resigned as head coach of Fresno State Bulldogs football team, citing health reasons. Tim Skipper was appointed as interim head coach for the 2024 season.
2023 The Bulldogs' home opener against Eastern Washington became the first FBS game with linear television coverage exclusively in Spanish, broadcast on UniMás in the Fresno and Bakersfield markets.
2022 Fresno State wins Mountain West Conference West Division championship under head coach Jeff Tedford with a 10-4 overall record (7-1 in conference), defeating Boise State 28-16.
2022 Another football game is played between Cal Poly and Fresno State Bulldogs, maintaining their historic rivalry.
2022 Davante Adams' jersey number 15 was retired, commemorating his wide receiver achievements from 2011–2013.
2022 Fresno State defeated Washington State in the Jimmy Kimmel LA Bowl.
2022 Lorenzo Neal's jersey number 22 was retired, celebrating his running back contributions from 1990–1992.
2022 The Bulldogs won their first American Collegiate Rugby Div. 1-AA 15's National Championship, defeating the University of Kansas 22-17 at Choctaw Stadium in Dallas, Texas, and completing their first perfect season in the modern era.
November 2022 Paul Loeffler publicly proposed creating a Sierra Showdown Trophy to commemorate the rivalry, highlighting the geographic and competitive connection between the two schools.
August 2022 Fresno State Rugby team was relocated from the Division 1 Pacific Western Conference to the California Conference, transitioning to a Division IAA team.
2021 Cal Poly and Fresno State Bulldogs continue their intermittent football matchups.
December 8 2021 Jeff Tedford was rehired as head coach of the Fresno State Bulldogs football team for the 2022 season.
November 29 2021 Kalen DeBoer left Fresno State after two seasons to become the head coach at Washington.
September 18 2021 Fresno State Bulldogs defeated #13 ranked UCLA Bruins 40-37, marking the second highest ranked opponent victory in the program's history.
2020 Kalen DeBoer serves as head coach from 2020 to 2021, with a record of 12 wins and 6 losses.
2020 Wrestling program was permanently dropped at the conclusion of the 2020–21 academic year due to financial challenges.
October 2020 Fresno State announced the elimination of three athletic programs due to COVID-19: women's lacrosse, men's tennis, and wrestling.
2019 Championship years for Baseball and Men's Tennis, showcasing continued athletic excellence
2019 Fresno State Bulldogs win championships in baseball, men's tennis, wrestling.
December 17 2019 Kalen DeBoer was hired as head coach of Fresno State Bulldogs football, replacing previous coach Tedford after spending the 2019 season as an offensive coordinator at Indiana.
December 6 2019 Jeff Tedford announced his resignation from Fresno State after 3 seasons, citing health reasons.
2018 Made back-to-back conference championship appearances, defeating Boise State 19-16 in overtime.
2018 Fresno State wins Mountain West Conference championship under head coach Jeff Tedford with a 12-2 overall record (7-1 in conference).
2018 Won the Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State 31-20.
2017 Participated in the Hawaii Bowl, defeating University of Houston Cougars 33-27 and ending a six-year bowl drought.
2017 Jeff Tedford hired as head coach of Fresno State Bulldogs football team, returning as an alumnus and former quarterback and offensive coordinator.
2017 Lost MW Championship game to Boise State 14-17.
2017 Bulldogs achieve a 10-4 season, winning against rivals San Diego State and No. 25 Boise State Broncos, clinching the MW West Division.
2017 Derek Carr's jersey number 4 was retired, recognizing his quarterback performance at Fresno State from 2009–2013.
2017 Jeff Tedford begins his first head coaching stint, leading the team until 2019, and then returns for another period from 2022 to 2023, achieving a record of 45 wins and 22 losses.
2017 Fresno State added women's water polo and started wrestling team competition in the 2017–18 season.
2017 Won the Hawaii Bowl against Houston 33-27 under head coach Jeff Tedford.
2016 Under new coach Trisha Ford, the Bulldogs quickly reach 24th in the nation after their first weekend of play.
2016 Fresno State Bulldogs achieve championships in men's basketball and women's outdoor track and field.
2016 Championship years for Men's Basketball and Women's Outdoor Track and Field
May 2016 Troy Steiner, a national championship winner with Iowa in 1992, was named head coach of the Fresno State wrestling team.
March 14 2015 Victor E. Bulldog III, the current mascot of Fresno State, was born.
February 28 2015 Athletic director Jim Bartko announced plans to reinstate the wrestling program, involving fundraising, coaching, and recruitment.
2014 University President Joseph Castro pledged to reinstate wrestling and add a new women's sport.
2013 Rivalry resumed as a conference rivalry when San Jose State joined the Mountain West Conference.
2013 Another football game is played between Cal Poly and Fresno State Bulldogs, continuing their renewed rivalry.
2013 Fresno State wins Mountain West Conference championship under head coach Tim DeRuyter with an 11-2 overall record (7-1 in conference).
2013 Claimed the Mountain West Conference (MW) football title in the first season after conference expansion and introduction of a conference championship game.
November 29 2013 Fresno State lost to San Jose State 52-62 at Spartan Stadium (now CEFCU Stadium), marking a significant moment in the ongoing rivalry.
2012 Tim DeRuyter becomes head coach, serving from 2012 to 2016 with an exactly balanced record of 30 wins and 30 losses.

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